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Sampler (Band or marking sampler)
Sarah Knowles
1736-1736
Category
Textiles (Needlework)
Creator/Artist/Maker
Sarah Knowles (Maker)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Silk
- Linen
Museum Object Number
2011.0013 A
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase with funds drawn from the Centenary Fund
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Object Number
2011.0013 A
Object Name
Sampler (Band or marking sampler)
Category
Textiles (Needlework)
Creator (Role)
Sarah Knowles (Maker)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1736-1736
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Bottom band
Inscription: "Sarah Knowles her Work done In the 13 Year Of her / age 1736" (silk thread)
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Silk
- Linen
Techniques
- Embroidered
- Woven (plain)
Construction Description
Hand-embroidered
Dimensions (inches)
8.25 (W) x 9.25 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
20.955 (W) x 23.495 (L)
Measurement Notes
Still in its original frame, the sampler is laced across its original cedar mount making the sampler inaccessible for exact measurements.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Article: Eaton, Linda. 2014 Winterthur Primer: Needlework and Their Frames: Multimedia Objects. Antiques and Fine Art.
• Information on Sarah Knowles' sampler mounts and motifs.Book: Ring, Betty. 1993 Girlhood Embroidery: American Samplers & Pictorial Needlework 1650-1850. I.
• Rebecca Jones' sampler: p. 335, fig. 353